Hey all

[Radar]

Nice bikes there, unusual colours on the 10R too. How much is the Bandit up for?

[BigBen]

cheers. i’ll take £1300 for it, im after a quick sale. theyre doing pretty well at the moment, saw one a while back take £1600

[BigBen]

righty, over a year and a half worth of work has finally come together in the shape of my formerly crash damaged 2005 Kawasaki ZX10R, it now to me look pretty damn good, and i hope everyone likes it..
theres been ups and downs, blood, sweat and tears and a hell of alot of swearing. i think my neighbours are more glad than i am for the bike getting finished.
normally i wouldnt bore people with the spec sheet but im going to anyway, so there

CAT C ZX10R C2H
ORANGE ANNODISED ENGINE BOLT KIT
ORANGE ANNODISED OIL FILLER CAP
ORANGE ANNODISED SCREEN BOLTS
ORANGE ANNODISED EXHAUST BOLT + WASHERS AND NYLOC
ORANGE ANNODISED REAR HUGGER BOLTS
ORANGE ANNODISED SPEEDO SENSER BOLT
ORANGE ANNODISED WATER PUMP BOLTS
ORANGE ANNODISED TANK FILLER CAP
ORANGE WHEEL RIM TAPE
AKRAPOVIC TITANIUM END CAN (RACEFIT TO FOLLOW)
“WEST” REPLICA FAIRING KIT
XENON HEADLIGHT BULBS
XENON SIDELIGHT BULBS
CARBON FIBRE (LOOK) MIRRORS
CARBON FIBRE (LOOK) BAR ENDS
CARBON FIBRE HEEL PLATES
CARBON FIBRE REAR HUGGER
CARBON FIBRE TANK IN-FILL PANELS
CARBON FIBRE RAM AIR INTAKE (ONLY SEEN ONE OF THESE, HARD TO TRACK DOWN IT WAS)
PAZZO FULL LENGTH CLUTCH AND BRAKE LEVERS
GPR ROTARY STEERING DAMPER (GOLD)
ACUMEN GEAR INDICATOR (GREEN) + PLUG&PLAY LOOM
ACUMEN 911 ALARM
SPEEDO STRIPPED AND LED’S RE-SOLDERED TO GREEN BACKLIGHT, AND REV COUNTER, WHITE TO GREEN TO AMBER TO RED.
STAINLESS STEEL FAIRING BOLT KIT
STAINLESS STEEL FRONT FENDER BOLT KIT
STAINLESS STEEL CHAIN GUARD BOLTS
RENTHAL RACE GRIPS (SOFT COMPOUND, LOCKWIRED)
BLACK TINT DOUBLE BUBBLE SCREEN
NRC ENGINE CASINGS
FAB TAIL TIDY
WHITE LED NUMBER PLATE LIGHT
BLACK ALLOY VALVE CAPS
ARMSTRONG AFTERMARKET WAVEY BRAKE DISCS, FRONT AND REAR
CARBON CERAMIC BRAKE PADS
STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED BRAKELINES, FRONT AND REAR
LED INDICATORS FRONT AND REAR + RELAY
CLEAR INDICATOR LENSES FRONT AND REAR
PAINTED RADIATOR BLACK (WAS BORED AT THE TIME)
GOLD ANNODISED BRAKELINE CLAMP
IZUMI CHAIN AND JT SPROCKET KIT (STANDARD GEARING)
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE RES COVERS
REAR PADDOCK STAND BOBBINS

Thats about it for now, dont think ive missed anything.
if you like it please give me a pat on the back, would be nice:) haha

thanks for reading, hope you like the pics and depending on how strict you lot are on mild nudity, pics of the missus sat on it could also be uploaded at a later date. let me know either way.

thanks
happy riding!!

Just made youe pics visible direct in the post TT07

[imperialdata]

Virtual pat on the back Ben, that’s a very nice looking bike.

[Radar]

Blimely some list there, looks good in the pics too. Hope you get some enjoyment out of it now, keep us updated.

Did you ever sell the Bandit??

[TT07]

Smart looking bit of kit that Benji, well worth that pat on the back.

[BigBen]

thanks for the back patting, its appreciated.
..yeah the bandit has sold, eventually for naff all really but just needed it out so the kwak can get insured.
and thanks for sorting my personal avatar, its ace.
i shall keep everyone updated as to what im upto, first trip though will be to see the missus in london, shes just buggered off to uni, so in need of getting my leg over really.i wont upload pics of that though:)) hahah
anyways take it easy guys

[katana]

Ben, the bike looks the nuts.

What colour is the tank? – It’s given me an idea for my next fighter project.

[BigBen]

cheers katana,appreciated
as far as i know its called pearl blazing orange
it looks fantastic in the sun.
its similar to the 2006 zx6r colour but i think mines a bit lighter
i have samples of it from the old crash damaged fairings if u want a small piece of it??

[BigBen]

there it is in all of its glory

[imperialdata]

Holy crap, that’s a damn shame Ben. Looks like the fairing has completely split down the front but that’s a separately joined piece on the ZX10 isn’t it?

[BigBen]

yeah its made up of 3 pieces. its like a bloody jigsaw puzzle. but bikes back on the road now, bought a screen brace off a guy on ebay cos mine had split and picked it up today. the 3 parts of the screen fairings are on, and a screen then a seat, the rest is off, looks a bit pants but its on the road again so ill restore the fairings for next year.go me…haha

[BigBen]

just letting you all know how the kwak rebuild no. 2 is going…..its not!
i got my headlight repaired by my mate an his mate..at that point the bike was back on the road but the air intake was seeming to be loose and as a result of that the whole front end was a little bit wobbly.
i took it all apart today to see why as i thought the carbon intake was bust but it wasnt…the shock of the crash must have desimated the loctite so its all ‘tited back up and on. anyways the headlight is broken again..so new headlight is needed me thinks…we wer all meant to be going for a ride out to the local bike meet this sunday aswell so allow me to present to you a rather stupid idea….im going to ride it without a headlight and front indicators. i figured i have arms so im sure i can indicate with them.
give us a couple of replies and tell me what a moron i am if you wish, might be good for a laugh:))

[Radar]

I wouldn’t do that if I were you, but I am not actually sure if it is illegal or not

[imperialdata]

I remember it was OK years ago to ride with no lights and indicators like this in the daytime. No idea about the legality now though. I think if you have indicators they had to work, so you may need to whip the back ones off.

Don’t quote me on it though!

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